Women rush to a feeding centre in Mogadishu. The UN has declared famine throughout Somalia's southern regions and UN agencies have stepped up their support as drought and insecurity have led to a massive displacement of people. (UN Photo/Stuart Price)
UN Bodies
- General Assembly Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural)
Documents, press releases, related links. - Economic and Social Council
Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (ECOSOC Resolution 2008/36) - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
News, resources, press releases, documents. - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Overview, mandate, news, multimedia, publications, speeches. - World Food Programme (WFP)
Overview, news, current operations. - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Country information, appeals and funding, resources, links and documents.
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Overview, latest news, key publications.
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Programmes, work, countries, events, partners, publications.
- Interagency Standing Committee (IASC)
Unique inter-agency forum for coordination, policy development and decision- making involving key UN and non-UN humanitarian partners. - Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs (ECHA)
Enhancing coordination among UN agencies.
Thematic Issues
- Climate Change
Coping with the humanitarian impact - videos, slideshow, tools and services, funding and finance.
- Demining
Overview, academic institutions, documents, treaties and law.
- Early Warning
Overview, resources, meetings and conferences, documents.
- Global Food Security
Background information, key documents, key events, useful links.
- Humanitarian Response Coordination
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee - principles, subsidiary bodies, documents and products.
- Human Security
The UN Trust Fund for Human Security - projects, guidelines, Advisory Board, protection and displacements.
- Human Settlements
Programmes, countries, publications, resources, events, media center.
- Impact of Sanctions
Sanctions assessment handbook.
- Internally Displaced Persons
Guiding principles, areas of work, human security.
- Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Issues, workshops, background, statements, reports.
- Question of Palestine
Overview, latest news, programmes, publications, statistics.
Other Resources
- ReliefWeb
Map Centre, countries and emergencies, latest natural disasters, policy and issues. - Humanitarian News and Analysis (IRIN)
- World Humanitarian Day
- World Refugee Day
- International Day for Disaster Reduction